Gregory Bennett
Gregory Bennett, 53, died in the custody of the Harris County Jail in Houston in November 2025. According to the Harris County Sheriff's Office, he was taken to a hospital after showing nausea and stomach pain, was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis, and died the following day. The sheriff's office said the illness was contracted in the jail, and about 100 employees and others were reportedly in close contact with him, with a cell block placed under quarantine. The sheriff's office said no more confirmed cases had been found.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Harris County Sheriff's Office says Gregory Bennett died of bacterial meningitis that he contracted in the jail, and health officials are tracing people who may have been exposed.
Reported by: Harris County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.
News reports (4)
- Harris County Jail inmate dies after contracting bacterial meningitis, sheriff’s office says
- Harris County Jail inmate dies after contracting bacterial meningitis
- 53-year-old man in custody at Harris County Jail dies after contracting bacterial meningitis
- Two more inmate deaths inside the Harris County Jail were reported this week